Gymnoscopelus
Sign in to saveGymnoscopelus is a genus of lanternfishes. The name is from the Greek gymnos, "naked" and skopelos, "lanternfish."
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderMyctophiformes
- FamilyMyctophidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 551
- Family
- Myctophidae
- Collections
- NMV, YPM, SIO, USNM, LACM
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Gymnoscopelus is a genus of lanternfishes. The name is from the Greek gymnos, "naked" and skopelos, "lanternfish."
They can live in extremely cold water; two species, Gymnoscopelus nicholsi and Gymnoscopelus braueri, have been recorded at up to 75°S in the Ross Sea.
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